жерло
Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic жьрло (žĭrlo), from Proto-Slavic gerlo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʐɨrˈɫo]
Noun
жерло́ • (žerló) n inan (genitive жерла́, nominative plural же́рла, genitive plural жерл)
- (geology) crater, orifice, vent
- narrow and deep aperture
- (military) muzzle
Declension
Declension of жерло́ (inan neut-form hard-stem accent-d)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | жерло́ žerló | же́рла žérla |
| genitive | жерла́ žerlá | же́рл žérl |
| dative | жерлу́ žerlú | же́рлам žérlam |
| accusative | жерло́ žerló | же́рла žérla |
| instrumental | жерло́м žerlóm | же́рлами žérlami |
| prepositional | жерле́ žerlé | же́рлах žérlax |
Related terms
Russian terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *gʷerh₃- (0 c, 4 e)
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “жерло”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), transl. and suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress
- Chernykh, P. (1993), “жерло”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volume 1 (а – пантомима), 3rd edition, Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 300